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H.R. 6236 (115th)

Family Unity Rights and Protection Act

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Introduced

27 June 2018

Last action

2 August 2018 · Referred

Status

Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.

Sponsors

Karen Bass, Cedric Richmond, Rep. Meeks, Gregory W. [D-NY-5], Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large], Del. Bordallo, Madeleine Z. [D-GU-At Large], Betty McCollum, Rep. Dingell, Debbie [D-MI-6], Rep. Bonamici, Suzanne [D-OR-1], Grace Napolitano, Marcy Kaptur, JOSE SERRANO, Rep. Chu, Judy [D-CA-28], EDDIE JOHNSON, Norma Torres, Theodore Deutch, ALCEE HASTINGS, Tony Cárdenas, Robin Kelly, Alma Adams, JOHN LEWIS, Sheila Jackson Lee, Rep. Davis, Danny K. [D-IL-7], Rep. Raskin, Jamie [D-MD-8], Darren Soto, Hakeem Jeffries, Frederica Wilson, Jared Polis, Rep. Carson, André [D-IN-7], Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank" [D-GA-4], Marcia Fudge, Daniel Lipinski, Rep. Clarke, Yvette D. [D-NY-9], Rep. Sewell, Terri A. [D-AL-7], Rep. Keating, William R. [D-MA-9], David Cicilline, Ed Perlmutter, Albio Sires, Rep. Wasserman Schultz, Debbie [D-FL-25], MICHAEL CAPUANO, Juan Vargas, Rep. Krishnamoorthi, Raja [D-IL-8], Rep. Frankel, Lois [D-FL-22], Mark Takano, David Scott, WM. CLAY, Sen. Blunt Rochester, Lisa [D-DE], Al Lawson, Maxine Waters

Subjects

Asylum, Defence, Immigration

Source updated

11 August 2025

Asylum · Defence · Immigration

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Summary

Family Unity Rights and Protection Act This bill requires the Departments of Health and Human Services, Homeland Security, State, and Defense to ensure that alien children (i.e., children under the age of 18 removed from their parents or legal guardians at or near a port of entry or within 100 miles of the U.S. border pursuant to a zero tolerance policy for criminal illegal reentry) are reunited at the earliest possible date with their parents and guardians from whom they were separated. It also requires notification of parents and guardians of procedures for reuniting with such children and for the location of such children. The bill requires the creation of an electronic registry for information used to locate such alien children and their parents and guardians. The information in such registry may only be used for locating such children and may not be used in any criminal prosecution or other immigration proceeding. The bill also sets forth conditions on the termination of parental rights in immigration proceedings and requires the consolidation of asylum and immigration proceedings involving alien children.

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Timeline

  1. 27 June 2018

    Introduced

    Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 27 June 2018

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 27 June 2018

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  4. 10 July 2018

    Referred

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Human Resources.

    Source: Committee

  5. 2 August 2018

    Referred

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.

    Source: Committee

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Documents

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